Before I knew it was called "the Secret" or "LOA" I guess it was "creating your own reality." I've noticed that in the past, whenever a concept like this would get brought up, it usually goes from: "oh so you're saying you can win a million dollars by just wishing for it, yeah whatever" and most people agree that's "ridiculous", but at this point the conversation is usually pretty much on the positive side, because you're talking about money, relationships, success, things people are interested in.
.... then the discussion ALWAYS turns to rape, murder, WW2, 9-11, cancer, and the harming of innocent children.
That's the pattern I've noticed at least, and not just with LOA but also on religious websites where believers debate atheists, except the atheists usually say, "ok so your God creates love and happiness but he ALSO created rape, murder, WW2, 9-11, cancer, and the harming of innocent children!"
Just an observation. I don't fully understand subjective reality, but it would seem to me that we do create more of this stuff, in the sense of talking about it all the time.
Like, maybe they are just words, but from this thread, rape and murder and mayhem exist more than they did before. And it's MY FAULT for typing that!